The Finish Line: Berlin Racewaytag:blog.mlive.com,2014:/finish_line/25102010-01-07T01:35:27ZThe latest news on auto racing including NASCAR, Formula One and NHRA.Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceBerlin Raceway's Tom DeVette organizing West Michigan Racecar Showtag:blog.mlive.com,2010:/finish_line//2510.40852112010-01-07T01:35:27Z2010-01-07T01:46:28ZThe event, March 11-13 at Rogers Plaza Town Center in Wyoming, will feature circle track cars from West Michigan dirt and asphalt tracks, as well as drag cars from U.S. 131 Motorsports Park and sports cars that tear up the local road course scene. Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
The event, March 11-13 at Rogers Plaza Town Center in Wyoming, will feature circle track cars from West Michigan dirt and asphalt tracks, as well as drag cars from U.S. 131 Motorsports Park and sports cars that tear up the local road course scene.
Visit from NASCAR's Kyle Busch to highlight Berlin Raceway's 60th seasontag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.4030433.200912160025242009-12-16T05:20:46Z2009-12-16T05:25:24ZOfficials will be adding a Modified division next year. The Late Models, Super Stocks, Pro Stocks 4 Cylinder and Young Guns all will return.Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Officials will be adding a Modified division next year. The Late Models, Super Stocks, Pro Stocks 4 Cylinder and Young Guns all will return.
ARCA Series will stop at Michigan International Speedway, Berlin Raceway in 2010tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.3980681.200911282141062009-11-29T13:00:00Z2009-11-29T02:41:06ZThe circuit will make its annual trip to MIS for the June 11 Racing for Wildlife 200 and Berlin Raceway for the Aug. 7 ARCA 200.Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
The circuit will make its annual trip to MIS for the June 11 Racing for Wildlife 200 and Berlin Raceway for the Aug. 7 ARCA 200.
Berlin Raceway loses friend with death of former track operator Richard Mysliwiectag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.3949712.200911180210582009-11-18T13:00:00Z2009-11-18T07:10:58ZMysliwiec, who died at age 82 after a long illness, approached his job as head of the track's public relations with professionalism and fun. Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Mysliwiec, who died at age 82 after a long illness, approached his job as head of the track's public relations with professionalism and fun.
Berlin Raceway geared up for season finaletag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.3747305.200910092141012009-10-10T13:00:00Z2009-10-10T01:41:01ZGrandville's Tom Thomas is a favorite to win the Championship Racing Association Super Series race as part of the Marne track's season-ending program, which begins at 6 tonight.Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Grandville's Tom Thomas is a favorite to win the Championship Racing Association Super Series race as part of the Marne track's season-ending program, which begins at 6 tonight.
Berlin Raceway will induct three from VanderLaan family into Hall of Fametag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.37023582009-09-30T04:50:41Z2009-09-30T05:27:54ZGordy VanderLaan, his late brother, Eddie VanderLaan, and son Bruce VanderLaan will be honored when the track hosts its annual awards banquet Nov. 6.Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Gordy VanderLaan, his late brother, Eddie VanderLaan, and son Bruce VanderLaan will be honored when the track hosts its annual awards banquet Nov. 6.
Gotta go with Tom Thomas in Berlin's Chettag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.35105632009-08-27T12:10:04Z2009-08-27T12:17:25ZTom Thomas John Madden's schtick got old about 1987, but he did say something worth repeating, and it works just as well in stock car racing as it did in football. "Forget that the horse is blind," Madden would say....The Grand Rapids Presshttp://connect.mlive.com/user/asnow/index.html
Tom Thomas John Madden's schtick got old about 1987, but he did say something worth repeating, and it works just as well in stock car racing as it did in football. "Forget that the horse is blind," Madden would say....
Video: Highlights from Berlin Raceway's openertag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.25882412009-04-20T21:00:44Z2009-04-20T21:01:12ZIf you are looking for a little flavor of what Berlin Raceway has to offer, check out this highlight video by Shawn Meekhof from Saturday night's season opener in Marne:...Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jslagter/index.html
If you are looking for a little flavor of what Berlin Raceway has to offer, check out this highlight video by Shawn Meekhof from Saturday night's season opener in Marne:...
Video: Norm Jelsma's Berlin Raceway '09 pickstag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.25390562009-04-12T02:15:12Z2009-04-12T02:20:17ZMARNE -- I stopped by Berlin Raceway for Saturday's test-and-tune session. Veteran track announcer Norm Jelsma gave his predictions for the 2009 season, which begins at 6 p.m. April 18. Jelsma also discussed the infrastructure improvements at the track by...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
MARNE -- I stopped by Berlin Raceway for Saturday's test-and-tune session. Veteran track announcer Norm Jelsma gave his predictions for the 2009 season, which begins at 6 p.m. April 18. Jelsma also discussed the infrastructure improvements at the track by...
Hoogerhyde to head Berlin Raceway tech teamtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.24412602009-03-26T11:30:28Z2009-03-26T11:36:34ZBerlin Raceway will have a new sheriff in town this season. First-year track operator Mike Blackmer said that Jason Hoogerhyde, a veteran Berlin driver and crew chief, has been hired to head the track's tech team....Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Berlin Raceway will have a new sheriff in town this season. First-year track operator Mike Blackmer said that Jason Hoogerhyde, a veteran Berlin driver and crew chief, has been hired to head the track's tech team....
Double-file restarts will add excitement to Berlintag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/finish_line//2510.23442322009-03-09T11:30:25Z2009-03-09T11:42:43ZBerlin Raceway's feature races should be even more exciting this season now that new track operator Mike Blackmer said the track will adopt a double-file restart format. Imagine Tom Thomas cruising to a victory in the Late Model main when...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Berlin Raceway's feature races should be even more exciting this season now that new track operator Mike Blackmer said the track will adopt a double-file restart format. Imagine Tom Thomas cruising to a victory in the Late Model main when...
Lane, Vanderlind were big contributors to racingtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.19771202008-12-31T03:00:32Z2008-12-31T04:56:25ZIt's a quote that only a race car driver would dare to live by. "To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster," Tommy Lane read to me during my visit to his Muskegon home...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
It's a quote that only a race car driver would dare to live by. "To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster," Tommy Lane read to me during my visit to his Muskegon home...
Berlin Raceway veteran Yonker ready to retiretag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.15401852008-10-01T17:30:14Z2008-10-01T17:42:08ZCourtesy Photo/Randy EllenTim Yonker celebrates his April win at Berlin Raceway. MARNE -- Tim Yonker of Alto was determined to go out on his own terms. The Berlin Raceway Late Model veteran was involved in a horrific crash on June...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Courtesy Photo/Randy EllenTim Yonker celebrates his April win at Berlin Raceway. MARNE -- Tim Yonker of Alto was determined to go out on his own terms. The Berlin Raceway Late Model veteran was involved in a horrific crash on June...
Don't count Kyle Busch out of Chase just yettag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.14980092008-09-22T19:00:58Z2008-09-22T18:59:28ZAP PhotoKyle Busch is pushed from pit row to the garage after blowing an engine at Dover. He's now 12th in the points standings with eight races left in the Chase. Kyle Busch has lost his swagger, and it appears...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
AP PhotoKyle Busch is pushed from pit row to the garage after blowing an engine at Dover. He's now 12th in the points standings with eight races left in the Chase. Kyle Busch has lost his swagger, and it appears...
Blackmer eyes lower costs for Berlin drivers, fanstag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.14463082008-09-12T11:30:14Z2008-09-12T11:44:22ZMike Blackmer didn't get into specifics regarding just how he will operate Berlin Raceway once he's handed the keys to the Marne-based short track. There was one prevailing theme, though, that he continued to stress throughout our conversation, and that...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Mike Blackmer didn't get into specifics regarding just how he will operate Berlin Raceway once he's handed the keys to the Marne-based short track. There was one prevailing theme, though, that he continued to stress throughout our conversation, and that...
Berlin using Lucky Dog rule in 100-lap racestag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.12920592008-08-14T20:00:42Z2008-08-14T20:40:57ZA friend and longtime Berlin Raceway fan touched base with me Monday, and he was more than a little concerned about what he saw last weekend at the Marne short-track. Berlin hosted a 100-lap Late Model feature race, and during...Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jslagter/index.html
A friend and longtime Berlin Raceway fan touched base with me Monday, and he was more than a little concerned about what he saw last weekend at the Marne short-track. Berlin hosted a 100-lap Late Model feature race, and during...
Wiersma keeps focus after multicar crash at Berlintag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.12641492008-08-07T14:15:52Z2008-08-07T14:20:22ZCourtesy Photo/Randy EllenBrian Wiersma's car was demolished in a July 12 Super Stock feature at the Berlin Raceway in Marne. If Brian Wiersma does go on to win Berlin Raceway's Super Stock championship this summer, there's little doubt that the...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Courtesy Photo/Randy EllenBrian Wiersma's car was demolished in a July 12 Super Stock feature at the Berlin Raceway in Marne. If Brian Wiersma does go on to win Berlin Raceway's Super Stock championship this summer, there's little doubt that the...
Ross Conran a constant at Berlin Racewaytag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.12588652008-08-06T04:15:43Z2008-08-06T14:58:33ZCourtesy Photo/Randy EllenRoss Conran has worked at Berlin Raceway on Saturday nights for the past 35 years. Ross Conran of Coopersville is a man for all seasons. Well, two out of four isn't bad. The sight of Conran walking through...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Courtesy Photo/Randy EllenRoss Conran has worked at Berlin Raceway on Saturday nights for the past 35 years. Ross Conran of Coopersville is a man for all seasons. Well, two out of four isn't bad. The sight of Conran walking through...
Schatz leads Outlaws into I-96 Speedwaytag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.12162452008-07-25T11:30:20Z2008-07-25T11:46:15ZCourtesy Photo/Ken SimonDonny Schatz won World of Outlaw championships in 2006 and 2007 and is leading the points standings again this season. Anyone who thought Donny Schatz was on top of the world during the past two years should get...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
Courtesy Photo/Ken SimonDonny Schatz won World of Outlaw championships in 2006 and 2007 and is leading the points standings again this season. Anyone who thought Donny Schatz was on top of the world during the past two years should get...
4-Cylinder A feature at Berlin has close finishtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/finish_line//2510.11846692008-07-16T13:02:45Z2008-07-16T15:44:56ZMARNE -- Tuesday night's 4-Cylinder A feature race had four different leaders in the first five laps at the Berlin Raceway. The race settled down once Ryan Hamm of Muskegon got to the front. Hamm, who started 10th, charged to...Steve Kaminski | Skaminsk@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/skamin/index.html
MARNE -- Tuesday night's 4-Cylinder A feature race had four different leaders in the first five laps at the Berlin Raceway. The race settled down once Ryan Hamm of Muskegon got to the front. Hamm, who started 10th, charged to...